Category: Casting

EXO’s Suho just got its first leading role in a television miniseries with the confirmation of his casting in the Korean remake of Japanese drama Rich Man, Poor Woman. S.M. Entertainment, his agency, announced on November 17 that he will play the lead…

Rising actor Go Kyung-pyo has confirmed his lead role in tvN’s new series titled Cross (previously called Cross: God’s Gift), a medical revenge drama about a man who becomes a doctor to take revenge on a murderer who killed his father. The upcoming series will…

Cable network OCN just aired the first episode of its second romantic comedy (Meloholic) this year on November 6 but today it already announced a new romance-themed Monday-Tuesday drama with a working title That Man Oh Soo. The new series will not follow Meloholic…

OCN’s new drama Children of the Lesser God has begun searching for its cast within two weeks after the cable network greenlighted its production on October 23. Proposals to play the lead characters have been handed to Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Ok-bin as confirmed…

Actress Choi Ji-woo and SHINee’s Choi Min-ho have been confirmed to take part in the remake of No Hee-kyung’s debut drama, The Most Beautiful Goodbye. The original series was aired on MBC in 1996 and its upcoming remake 21 years after, The Most Beautiful…

A month after news of her possible casting was announced, actress Bae Doo-na is now confirmed to play the heroine in Netflix’s original Korean drama Kingdom. SBD Entertainment, the actress’ agency, made the announcement on October 12 saying that the Netflix series will…

SBS has announced a new Monday-Tuesday drama called Doubtful Victory and is courting Yoon Kyung-sang and Jung Hye-seong to play the lead roles. The respective agencies of the actors confirmed the offer and said that they are positively reviewing their casting in the…

There is a coming reunion for Park Shin-hye and Doctors writer Ha Myung-hee as the actress has been confirmed to make a cameo appearance in the writer’s latest drama, Temperature of Love. A source from Park Shin-hye’s management agency, S.A.L.T Entertainment, said on October…

Actress Lee Young-ae has been confirmed to return to the small screen with an espionage melodrama Lee mong or Different Dream (rough English translation). The series is set in the Japanese colonial period of Korea (1910-1945) and centers around a surgical doctor named Lee Young-jin who…

Kim Rae-won is considering an offer to play the leading role in a KBS2 drama titled Black Knight. His agency, HB Entertainment, confirmed this on September 30 and said that the proposal is still under review. Black Knight is a fantasy romance drama…